Ross and Cromarty Open Show

Ross and Cromarty Canine Club's Open show was held last Sunday at Invergordon. The weather was beautiful, very warm and sunny, what a pity it wasn't an outdoor show.

Once again, June's Benson took top honours, he went Best Of Breed, took the group and was then declared Best In Show - his 7th such award. Well done and keep it up Benson!

Caitlin and Solo were also up there at the top, in fact they appeared in both the line up for Best In Show as well as Best Puppy In Show after Solo won the terrier group as well as Best Terrier Pup! Congratulations!

A number of other club members did very well, here's a round up of results:

Working - Donna's River won his class but was beaten to BOB by Joanne's Walter who went on to G2. Joanne also had success with Manfred who took Best Working Puppy.

Pastoral - Roseanne's Toby and St John both won their classes and Toby took BOB. Katrina's Marty and Leo also both won their classes with BOB going to Leo. Jenny's Sadie was BOB and also G4.

Terriers - Caitlin's Solo, as above. Karen's Poppy took Best NSC and also G2.

Hounds - Erica's Charlotte was BOB and G3.
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Gundogs - Fran's Diesel was BOB as was Sue's Finlay.

Utility - Morag's Logie was Best Import Register.

Toy - Jill's Chico was BOB plus G2 and his son, Cracker, won the toy minor puppy class. Ria's Jasper won his class, BOB and G3. Linda's Mollie was Best NSC and G4.

Well done everybody!

Thanks to Fran for the photo of Charlotte, I missed the hound and gundog groups completely so any photos would be welcome as well as any news that I may have missed.

Walter - BOB & G2

Working group 1st - 4th

Manfred - Best Working Puppy

Sadie - BOB & G4

Toby - BOB

Pastoral group being judged

Pastoral group 1st - 4th

Solo - BOB, G1, Best Terrier Puppy & Best Puppy In Show

Poppy - Best NSC and G2

Terrier group 1st - 3rd (apologies for bad photo!)

Charlotte BOB and G3

Chico - BOB & G2

Jasper wins his class

Toy group 1st - 4th

Cracker - Best Toy Minor Puppy

BIS line up, part 1

BIS line up, part 2

BIS and RBIS

BPIS line up, part 1

BPIS line up, part 2

BPIS and RBPIS

A win and an award for Benson

June's Benson is still on top form, three weeks ago he took the UK Newfoundland Club's award of Top Winning Dog Open Shows and followed that up a week later by winning Limit Dog at the Northern Newfoundland Club champ show.

Congratulations!

Terrier news

Daveena, Karen, Caitlin and Glenn have kept the terrier flag flying at the open shows where young Solo, in particular, has been doing very well. Here's a round up of recent results.

Caledonian Open Show - Solo won his minor puppy class and Puppy Group 4, Poppy took BOB. Caitlin won her YKC and JHA classes, Glenn came 2nd in his.

Highland Limit Show - Solo was 1st terrier puppy and PG1, Poppy was Best NSC and G1.

National Terrier Champ Show - Inka and Ceilidh both took 2nd in their respective classes, Solo was 4th in the Pup Of The Year stakes.

Well done!

Thanks to Karen for the photos.

Caitlin and Solo at Highland

Glenn handling a Lakeland at Bon Accord


Caitlin and Solo at National Terrier

One more from Crufts

Caitlin after her 2nd place in the YKC grooming competition and pictured with the dog she worked on.

Forthcoming Companion Shows

News of two Companion shows in the not too distant future.

Donside Ringcraft Club will be holding one at Bennachie Leisure Centre, Insch on Sunday 25th April in aid of Mrs Murray's Home for Stray Dogs and Cats. Entries will be taken from 10am with judging starting at 11am. The judge will be Mr Jack Gordon and there will be 10 pedigree and 5 novelty classes.

The second will be held at Roseisle Village Hall, nr Burghead on Sunday 16th May. A spring show has been held here for many years but this will be the first time it has been organised by our club and we have nominated the PDSA as the charity which will benefit. The judge will be Jackie Fraser (Wyvisview) and there will be pedigree, novelty and obedience classes. Entries from 11am with judging starting at 12 noon.

Raffles and refreshments will be available at both shows. Everyone welcome, dogs do not need to be KC registered but they do need to be over 6 months of age.

Latest ringcraft rota

6th April.............................Jenny and Morag

13th April...........................Sue and Elizabeth

20th April...........................Karen and Katie

27th April............................June and Mark

4th May...............................Claire and Mary

11th May.............................Karen and Joanne

18th May.............................Nicky and Joan

25th May............................Daveena and Helen

Brint almost gets his second

Jenny competed with Brint at the first Scottish open obedience show of the year, which was held at Arbroath on Saturday 20th March.

For those who are not familiar with obedience competitions, moving up the levels involves winning out of the lower classes. Jenny and Brint already have one win in Beginners (no mean feat as competition is fierce) and one more will mean they are permanently out of that class and working in Novice and above. They very nearly achieved that goal at Arbroath but instead had to settle for yet another 2nd place. So near and yet so far!

Well done on getting placed and fingers crossed for next time Jenny.

Brint lets off some steam

Obedience match

Our obedience match on March 21st went well and although there were less competitors than we usually get, those that took part completed some good rounds and enjoyed themselves. They also enjoyed the very tasty sausage rolls...and there were plenty to go round!

A big thank you to our judge Nicola for giving up her time and doing such a good job.

Well done to the winners and all those placed.

Ria and Jasper were 1st in the SKC Pre-Beginners under 16yrs class, this qualifies them for the finals at SKC in August.

1st and 2nd in the SKC Pre-Beginners over 16yrs - Margaret with Ellie and Karen with Susie. They also qualify for the finals.

Class 3
1st Margaret with Ellie
2nd Jenny with Sadie
3rd Martin with Digger
4th Morag with Logie

Class 4

1st Martin and Jamie
2nd Fran and Tasha
3rd Sue and Teasel
4th Jenny and Keira
5th Jenny and Brint
6th Colin and Beauly

LKA and Manchester

More late results, this time from LKA champ show in December and Manchester champ show in January.

Elaine had a great day at LKA, Fitz won his Junior Dog class, Zeta was 1st in Limit Bitch and went on to take the CC.

Katrina's Marty kept up his run of success by winning another Puppy Dog class.

Elaine with Zeta

At Manchester it was yet another 2nd place in Puppy for Katie's Lara, the wins may have eluded her but she has certainly been consistant.

Sue's Kupah is another pup who has been doing well and he notched up another win in Puppy Dog at Manchester.

Well done!

Katie with Lara on the distinctive blue carpet at Manchester

Thanks to Elaine and Katie for the photos.

Crufts

Crufts has been and gone for another year and I have news of quite a few wins and places for club members, particularly in the gundog group. I only have a few photographs so if you have any of your dog on the famous green carpet, please send them in.

Gundog - Katie's Lara was 2nd in Junior Bitch, Elizabeth's Asher 3rd in Limit Dog, Sue's Kupah 1st in Puppy Dog, Nicola's Toby 3rd Yearling Dog, Fran's Diesel 5th Good Citizen Dog and Jennifer's Wallace 1st Good Citizen Dog.

Working - Elaine's Zeta won her Limit Bitch class and went on to take the RCC.

Terrier - Daveena's Inka was 3rd in Open Bitch and Karen's Ceilidh 3rd Veteran Bitch.

Hound - Liz's Bunty(?) was 4th in a large Post Grad class.

Pastoral - Linda and Vic's Gino was 3rd in another large Post Grad class.

Toy - Pugs had the second highest entry in the toy group and classes were very large, Ria's Jasper did extremely well to get placed 4th out of 20 in Post Grad and he also won the Good Citizen Dog class. Elizabeth and George's Lola was 2nd in Junior Bitch.

Caitlin took part in the YKC grooming for the first time and was placed 2nd in her class.

Well done to you all!

As ever, if I've missed anything, please let me know.

Sadie shares her benching

Striking a pose in the ring


Jasper winning his class

Looking quite at home on the green carpet

Catrine CC Open Show

A very late result but one that's well worth mentioning. Way back in December, Jill was at Catrine Canine Club's open show in Irivine. Not only did Chico do very well with a Best NSC and G4 but younger brother Tiger went one better, he took Special Best Toy Puppy and then topped it off with Special Best Puppy in Show! Congratulations!

Another best at Bon Accord for Benson

Bon Accord Kennel Association held their first open show of the year at Thainstone Mart, Inverurie on January 16th. Last year the walk across the car park was made difficult due to icy conditions, this year, thanks to lashing rain, the challenge was to get into the hall without dogs and owners getting soaked to the skin!

Once again June's Benson took the top spot, his third big win in a row at Bon Accord shows. Last year he was Best Puppy at Thainstone and he also took BIS at the summer show in Seaton Park. Congratulations June and Benson!

There were a number of wins for club members, I'll try and remember them all but please let me know if I've forgotten any.

Terrier - Cathy's Sula won her class and went on to take the terrier group. Karen's Ceilidh won her class and G3, Poppy was Best NSC and G4. Caitlin's Solo won his minor pup class and puppy group 2.

Pastoral - Jenny's Sadie took BOB and then the pastoral group.

Toy - Jill's Chico was Best NSC and G2, Sue's Rosa won her class and Gypsy was Best Toy Veteran.

Gundog - Sue's Finlay and Logan both won their classes and BOB.

Hound - Liz took the whippet BOB and G3 but I'll have to find out which dog it was. Joan's Bo was BOB and also G2. Erica and Doug's Willow won her class and BOB.

Utility - Morag's Logie added another Best Import to his collection.

Ria won the JH 6-11 yr class, Glenn was 3rd. Caitlin was second in the JH 12-16 yr. There are also adult handling classes at this show and Morag took Best Lady Handler and then Best Overall Adult Handler.

Well done everybody!

Sula - Best of Breed and G1

Sadie - Best of Breed and G1

Pastoral group 1st - 4th

Toy group 1st - 3rd

Part of the gundog group line-up

Best in Show line-up

Benson

Good Citizen passes

Back in December we had our usual Good Citizen test night. Well done to everyone who passed...all that practising paid off!

Bronze

Silver

Gigha missed the photo for Silver but Morag's chuffed with her pass!

Gold

Remember Christmas?

Time for a catch up. The Christmas party may have been some time ago but here are the photos - better late than never!

Serious concentration for musical statues

The tricky potato and spoon race

Fancy dress

Obedience match

Tomorrow's match will be judged by Nicola Ward from Aberdeen. Entries will be taken from 10am and judging will start at 11am.

Crufts

As most of you will know, Crufts will be happening from Thursday to Sunday this week. Unlike last year, you will be able to see it on TV as digital channel More 4 is providing coverage.

Wishing all club members making the long trip down to Birmingham safe journeys and good luck!

Obedience Match

We will be holding an Obedience match on Sunday 21st March in the hall, which will be open to anyone who would like to come along.

There will be four classes in all, the first two (under 16 years and over 16 years) are part of the Scottish Kennel Club's Obedience Beginners' competition and are open to anyone who has not taken part in an Open Obedience show. The first four in each of these classes will have the opportunity to compete at the finals, which will be held at the Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston, later in the year. The exercises aren't too difficult so come and have a go!

For those that have previously competed, there will be two classes. The first is restricted to dogs which haven't been entered at Open level and the second is open to all.

There will be some lovely rosettes on offer and we will be having a break for refreshments. Further details regarding judge and time will follow.

Fingers crossed we won't be hit by any more snow!

Match cancellation

Unfortunately, due to the very bad weather conditions which look set to last a few days, Saturday's match has been cancelled.

Show match

Slightly short notice, I'm afraid, but don't forget our show match which is being held this Saturday (27th) in the hall. A good opportunity to get a bit of practice in before Crufts!

Entries will be taken from 10am with judging starting at 11am. Our judge is Jackie Fraser (Wyvisview).

There will be a break for refreshments and also a raffle. Everyone is welcome!

A thank you from Sue

I would like to thank everyone who sent cards and get well wishes during my recent spell in hospital, they were very much appreciated. For someone who has always taken good health for granted, it has come as something of a shock to find myself rather weak and feeble!

I am very pleased to be back home and, for the time being, I am working on building up my strength, Crufts is just around the corner and I'm aiming to be fit enough to enjoy a few days there. Hopefully I'll be seeing you all at classes soon,

A.G.M.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23rd February at 9pm.


All members are welcome!



Any items for the agenda and nominations for the committee must be with the secretary by Monday 23rd February.


Tel: 01343 870281


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Please Note - There will be no Top Class that night.

ringcraft rota for this session

19th January..............................Karen and Joanne
26th January................................Nicky and Joan
2nd February............................Daveena and Helen
9th February...........................Sue and Morag
16th February.........................Jenny and Elizabeth
23rd February.............................Karen and Katie
2nd March....................................June and Mark
9th March.....................................Claire and Mary
16th March...................................Karen and Joanne
23rd March...................................Nicky and Joan
30th March.................................Daveena and Helen

A Happy New Year

A Happy New Year to everyone! Here's to a successful 2010 for all, whatever dog sport you're taking part in.

We are sorry for the lack of information since the beginning of the year, Sue Gray of Gennasus papillons our administrator and main photographer for the blog, has been unwell and is currently in ward 6 at Dr Grays Hospital Elgin, GET WELL SOON Sue, from everyone at Spey Valley.



Please note - there will be classes as normal on 16th February.



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